Film/Video – The Rape of the Sabine Women
SFMOMA
June, see website for complete schedule
Experience a film that recasts Rome’s founding myth of abduction and peaceful settlement as a chaotic fall from mid-century idealism. Constructed as a 1960s, and inverting the Roman source, the piece tracks not the origins of empire, but the end of utopia.
Cost – $5 General/Seniors/Students, Free for Members
For more information call 415/357-4000.
Film/Video – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Berlin Alexanderplatz, 1980
SFMOMA
June, see website for complete schedule
Personal anguish finds rich expression in Fassbinder’s adaptation of Alfred Döblin’s 1929 novel about Weimar Berlin. Shot in 16mm for broadcast on German television, Fassbinder’s 15-plus-hour film is divided into 13 episodes with an epilogue that revisits Berlin Alexanderplatz’s disintegrating world. In German with English subtitles.
Cost – $10 General, $7 Members/Seniors/Students
For more information call 415/357-4000.
Gallery Exhibit – The Streets of San Francisco
The Society of California Pioneers
June
Learn the identities of those individuals whose names are perpetuated in asphalt and concrete. The exhibit incorporates maps, photographs, prints, and artifacts that recall San Francisco’s transformation from mission outpost to instant metropolis as well as the people who made significant contributions to the life of the community.
Cost – $5 General, $2.50 Seniors/Students
For more information call 415/957-1849.
Gallery Exhibit – The Way That We Rhyme: Women, Art & Politics
YBCA
Through June 29
Experience the politically charged work of a new generation of women who use creativity as a form of empowerment and a means for making social change. Emphasizing performativity, collaboration and coalition building, the artworks spotlight the daring of women who unapologetically assert themselves, and project their identities out into the world to address a range of issues from the personal to the global.
Cost – $7 General, $5 Seniors/Students/Teachers, Free for Members
For more information call 415/978-2787.
Gallery Exhibit – Tracing Roads Through Central Asia
YBCA
Through June 29
Discover a new generation of artists from this region who are creating work that is notable for its powerful imagery, original language and a profound political awareness.
Cost – $7 General, $5 Seniors/Students/Teachers, Free for Members
For more information call 415/978-2787.
Event – Target Family Day
SFMOMA
June 1, 11am-4pm
This daylong celebration is an opportunity for families to have fun while creating, viewing, and learning about art. Everyone is admitted free to SFMOMA on Target Family Day. Families may partake in any or all of the day's activities, including performances, film screenings, gallery treasure hunts, and hands-on art projects.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/357-4000.
Event – Israel in the Gardens Festival
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
June 1, 11am-5pm
Celebrate the diversity of the Jewish community! The largest Jewish community family festival in the Bay Area includes a variety of activities for teens, young adults and families featuring the hottest new music, theatre, a film festival, resource tables, and freshly prepared ethnic foods. Shop for everything from jewelry to handmade clothing from artisan craft booths!
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.
Event – Modern Masterworks from the Elise S. Hass Bequest
SFMOMA
June 3, 12pm
In this program John Zarobell, the assistant curator of painting and sculpture leads an insightful discussion about the installation of works from the Haas bequest currently on view in the galleries.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/357-4000.
Event – Chinatown is Burning! Hugh Liang: Eyewitness to the 1906 Earthquake and Fire
California Historical Society
June 5, 6-8pm
Fifteen-year-old Hugh Liang woke up abruptly at 5:13 AM on April 18, 1906 as pieces of plaster and wood fell from the ceiling in the back room of his family’s grocery store. Meet Hugh as he recounts his amazing story of survival amidst great odds and talks about the rebuilding of Chinatown.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/357-1848.
Gallery Exhibit – Ruins to Renewal
SF Camerawork
Opens June 5
Explore the first Bay Area showing of work by pioneering avant-garde Beijing-based duo, Chinese photographer RongRong and his Japanese wife inri.
Cost – $5 General, $2 Seniors/Students, Free to Members
For more information call 415/512-2020.
Film/Video – New Works by Jia Zhang-Ke
YBCA
June 5 and 8, see website for times
Experience the films of Jia Zhang-ke, perhaps China’s most important contemporary filmmaker, and the leading figure of what is known as the "Sixth Generation,” as his two newest films Useless and Dong make their west coast premiere.
Cost – $8 General, $6 Seniors/Students/Teachers/Members
For more information call 415/978-2787.
Community Meeting – Yerba Buena Alliance Neighborhood Meeting
W San Francisco
June 5, 8:45-10am
Meet other members of the Yerba Buena Neighborhood, learn about businesses and other issues impacting the area, network, and enjoy breakfast.
Cost – Free
For more information or to RSVP call 415/541-0312.
Event – Tom Beland presents the Josh Medors Benefit Auction and Sketch-a-thon
Cartoon Art Museum
June 7, 11am-5pm
Beland is one of several artists who will be participating in a special fundraising event as a benefit for comic book illustrator Josh Medors, artist of such titles as Runes of Ragnan, GI Joe, and 30 Days of Night, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Throughout the day, Beland and other artists will be stationed in the Cartoon Art Museum’s lobby, drawing sketches and auctioning off original artwork and memorabilia as part of their fundraising efforts.
Cost – Free with Admission
For more information call 415/227-8666, x314.
Event – Following the Golden River, an overnight bus tour
California Historical Society
June 7, 9am to June 8, 6pm
Follow the Chinese up the “River of Gold” – the Sacramento River, starting at “Dai Fow” (“Big City” or San Francisco), following levees built by the Chinese, exploring the Chinese heritage of “Yee Fow” (“2nd City” or Sacramento), and ending in “Sam Fow” (3rd City or Marysville). Includes transporation, lodging, meals, admissions.
Cost – $375 General, $350 Members
For more information call 15/357-1848.
Event – Curator Walk-Through
SF Camerawork
June 7, 1pm
Join New York-based curator David Deitcher and Bay Area scholar Britta Erickson for a walk-through of the exhibitions at the gallery.
Cost – Free with Admission
For more information call 415/512-2020.
Performing Arts – Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quintet
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
June 8, 1-2:30pm
Groove to uban composer and pianist Omar Sosa’s new touring ensemble, Afreecanos, as they explore the rich heritage of African music in jazz and Latin music.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.
Film/Video – Bitter Pills: Michael Haneke Made-for-Television
YBCA
June 12-19, see websites for dates/times
Long before his well-known films like Funny Games, Cache and The Piano Teacher, Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke made films for television—and they’re often as ruthless and compelling as his later work. YBCA presents four of these features, never before seen in San Francisco.
Cost – $8 General, $6 Seniors/Students/Teachers/Members
For more information call 415/978-2787.
Gallery Exhibit – The Knight Life: Bay Area Spotlight on Keith Knight
Cartoon Art Museum
Opens June 14
View the first comprehensive exhibition of Harvey and Glyph Award-winning cartoonist Keith Knight, creator of the K Chronicles, (th)ink and the new United Features syndicated daily comic strip The Knight Life.
Cost – $6 General, $4 Seniors/Students, $2 Children (6-12), Under 12 Free
For more information call 415/227-8666.
Event – The Family Studio
SFMOMA
June 15, 12-3pm
Explore art through an array of participatory activities for kids and adults. Celebrate the many faces of Frida Kahlo through the artist’s self-portraits. Participate in a hands-on art activity and community installation in our studios, then settle in for a 2 p.m. reading of Frida, written by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Ana Juan.
Cost – Free for Families
For more information call 415/357-4000.
Performing Arts – Native Contemporary Arts Festival
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
June 15, 12-3pm
Featuring Native artists, this annual event features traditional and contemporary music, dance, vendors and free craft activities for kids, including dream catchers and bracelets.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.
Event – Cartoon Boot Camp
Cartoon Art Museum
June 16-20: Character creation
June 23-27: Comic design and layout
This is the third year of Summer Cartooning Classes for intermediate level art students ages 10-14. Young artists will enjoy week-long classes that allow them to learn and improve their cartooning skills, taught by Cartoonist Brian Kolm.
Cost – $125 General, $100 Members
For more information or to register call 415/227-8666 x300.
Party – Opening Reception
Sculpturesite Gallery
June 19, 5:30-7:30pm
Enjoy wine, cheese, and conversation with the artists in this opening reception for Mind Over Metal: Abstract Sculpture by Bruce Beasley, Clement Meadmore, Bret Price and Gerard Tsutakawa.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/495-6400
Performing Arts – Marc Bamuthi Joseph
YBCA
June 19-21, 8pm
Enjoy Joseph’s multimedia journey through verse, contemporary dance and video that interweaves his personal story with the history of hip-hop. He explores trans-nationalism and globalization in relation to hip-hop culture, and digs into the politics surrounding the creation myth of this provocative music form.
Cost – $30 General, $26 Seniors/Students/Teachers, $23 Members
For more information call 415/978-2787.
Performing Arts – Jenny Lind Concert
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
June 19, 12:30-1:30pm
Enjoy this highly anticipated concert by Susanna Stern, the recipient of the annual Jenny Lind Scholarship for promising sopranos. Ms. Stern will be accompanied by Anna Christensson on piano.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.
Event – Saturday Cartooning Class for Kids
Cartoon Art Museum
June 21, 1-3pm
Bring the kids to learn a wide variety of skills, with subjects ranging from character design to storyboarding to creating their own mini-comics. These classes are recommended for students from 8-14 years old. Fee includes all art supplies.
Cost – $5
For more information or to make a reservation call 415/227-8666, x300.
Film/Video – Yoga, Inc.
YBCA
June 21-22, 5 and 7pm
Engage in this witty and cautionary tale of the world of contemporary yoga, including copyrighted styles and yoga chains (“McYoga?”). Can yoga survive with its good karma intact?
Cost – $8 General, $6 Seniors/Students/Teachers/Members
For more information call 415/978-2787.
Performing Arts – Deborah Slater Dance Theater
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
June 21, 1-2pm
Engage in this study for Men Think They are Better than Grass, a new multi-disciplinary work using the beauty of land, water, animals and WS Merwin’s poetry to explore the reciprocal relationship between our lives and the environment.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.
Performing Arts – The Red Hot Chachkas
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
June 26, 12:30-1:30pm
Comprised of multi-talented performers on violin, clarinet, mandolin, accordion, bass, and drums, the group plays traditional Eastern European dance tunes, ranging from frenzied to tranquil tantsn, plus original compositions and improvisations building on the klezmer tradition, and fusing with contemporary musical styles.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.
Performing Arts – Oh My Godmother!
Zeum
June 26-July26
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 8pm; Sundays 3pm
Fresh off a series of sold-out runs, Ron Lytle's unstoppable musical comedy Oh My Godmother!, a campy, boisterous retelling of the Cinderella story, is not to be missed. Lots of zany humor, snappy dialogue, syncopated showstoppers, and soaring romance makes this the #1 musical to see this summer in San Francisco.
Cost – Previews $20, Thursday $25, Friday and Saturday $35, Sunday $30
For more information call 1-800-838-3006.
Event – Teacher Institute: Frida Kahlo
SFMOMA
June 28, 8:30-11:30am
Using ArtThink, SFMOMA’s new student/teacher curriculum site, and focusing on the themes Art and Social Change and Self and Society: Tracing Identity, educators will explore Kahlo’s use of self-portraiture to address both personal and political concerns.
Cost – $40 General, $32 Members
For more information call 415/357-4000.
Performing Arts – blacKMahal and Special Guests
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
June 28, 103pm
blacKMahal is a Punjabi-hip hop jazz funk experience led by the "Godfather" of the Dhol Drum Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti. The group mashes sounds from around the world with poignant vocals of life in the farmlands reset within a contemporary landscape.
Cost – Free
For more information call 415/543-1718.
Thousands of people visit the Yerba Buena Neighborhood to attend conferences at the Moscone Center each month. To learn more about which conventions are in town please visit their Web site.
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